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God of the prophets! Bless the prophets' sons
Author: Rev. Dennis Wortman Hymnal: The Hymnal #481 (1950) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Topics: Special Seasons and Services Installations: Pastor Lyrics: 1 God of the prophets! Bless the prophets' sons;
Elijah's mantle o'er Elisha cast;
Each age its solemn task may claim but once;
Make each one nobler, stronger than the last.
2 Anoint them prophets! Make their ears attent
To Thy divinest speech; their hearts awake
To human need; their lips make eloquent
To gird the right and every evil break.
3 Anoint them priests! Strong intercessors they
For pardon, and for charity and peace!
O that with them might pass the world, astray,
Into the dear Christ's life of sacrifice!
4 Make them apostles! Heralds of Thy cross,
Forth may they go to tell all realms Thy grace;
Inspired of Thee, may they count all but loss,
And stand at last with joy before Thy face.
Amen. Tune Title: TOULON
God of the prophets! Bless the prophets' sons
Lord of the Church, we humbly pray
Author: Rev. Charles Wesley; Edward Osler Hymnal: The Hymnal #482 (1950) Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Topics: Special Seasons and Services Installations: Pastor Lyrics: 1 Lord of the Church, we humbly pray
For those who guide us in Thy way,
And speak Thy holy Word;
With love divine their hearts inspire,
And touch their lips with hallowed fire,
And needful grace afford.
2 Help them to preach the truth of God,
Redemption through the Saviour's blood;
Nor let the Spirit cease
On all the Church His gifts to shower;
To them, a Messenger of power,
To us, of life and peace.
3 So may they live to Thee alone;
Then hear the welcome word,"Well done!"
And take their crown above;
Enter into their Master's joy,
And all eternity employ
In praise and bliss and love.
Amen. Tune Title: MAGDALEN COLLEGE
Lord of the Church, we humbly pray
Come, O Thou God of grace
Author: William E. Evans Hymnal: The Hymnal #483 (1950) Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Topics: Special Seasons and Services Installations: Minister of Music Lyrics: 1 Come, O Thou God of grace,
Dwell in this holy place,
E’en now descend!
This temple, reared to Thee,
O may it ever be
Filled with Thy majesty,
Till time shall end!
2 Be in each song of praise,
Which here Thy people raise
With hearts aflame!
Let every anthem rise
Like incense to the skies,
A joyful sacrifice
To Thy blest Name!
3 Speak, O eternal Lord,
Out of Thy living Word,
O give success!
Do Thou the truth impart
Unto each waiting heart;
Source of all strength Thou art,
Thy Gospel bless!
4 To the great One in Three
Glory and praises be
In love now given!
Glad songs to Thee we sing,
Glad hearts to Thee we bring,
Till we our God and King
Shall praise in heaven!
Amen. Tune Title: TRINITY (ITALIAN HYMN)
Come, O Thou God of grace
O perfect love, all human thought transcending
Author: Dorothy Blomfield Gurney Hymnal: The Hymnal #484 (1950) Meter: 11.10.11.10 Topics: Special Seasons and Services Marriage Lyrics: 1 O perfect Love, all human thought transcending,
Lowly we kneel in prayer before Thy throne,
That theirs may be the love which knows no ending,
Whom Thou forevermore dost join in one.
2 O perfect Life, be Thou their full assurance
Of tender charity and steadfast faith,
Of patient hope, and quiet, brave endurance,
With childlike trust that fears nor pain nor death.
3 Grant them the joy which brightens earthly sorrow;
Grant them the peace which calms all earthly strife,
And to life's day the glorious unknown morrow
That dawns upon eternal love and life.
Amen. Tune Title: PERFECT LOVE
O perfect love, all human thought transcending
O Love divine and golden
Author: Rev. John S. B. Monsell Hymnal: The Hymnal #485 (1950) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Special Seasons and Services Marriage Lyrics: 1 O Love divine and golden,
Mysterious depth and height,
To Thee the world beholden
Looks up for life and light;
O Love divine and gentle,
The Blesser and the Blest,
Beneath Thy care parental
The world lies down in rest.
2 O Love divine and tender,
That through our homes dost move,
Veiled in the softened splendor
Of holy household love,
A throne without Thy blessing
Were labor without rest,
And cottages possessing
Thy blessedness are blest.
3 God bless these hands united;
God bless these hearts made one!
Unsevered and unblighted
May they through life go on,
Here in earth's home preparing
For the bright home above,
And there forever sharing
Its joy where God is Love.
Amen. Tune Title: BLAIRGOWRIE
O Love divine and golden
Behold a Sower! from afar
Author: Rev. Washington Gladden Hymnal: The Hymnal #486 (1950) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Special Seasons and Services Schools and Colleges Lyrics: 1 Behold a Sower! from afar
He goeth forth with might;
The rolling years His furrows are,
His seed, the growing light;
For all the just His Word is sown,
It springeth up alway;
The tender blade is hope’s young dawn,
The harvest, love’s new day.
2 O Lord of life, to Thee we lift
Our hearts in praise for those,
Thy prophets, who have shown Thy gift
Of grace that ever grows,
Of truth that spreads from shore to shore,
Of wisdom’s widening ray,
Of light that shineth more and more
Unto Thy perfect day.
3 Shine forth, O Light, that we may see,
With hearts all unafraid,
The meaning and the mystery
Of things that Thou hast made;
Shine forth, and let the darkling past
Beneath Thy beam grow bright;
Shine forth, and touch the future vast
With Thine untroubled light.
4 Light up Thy Word; the fettered page
From killing bondage free;
Light up our way; lead forth this age
In love’s large liberty.
O Light of light! within us dwell,
Through us Thy radiance pour,
That word and life Thy truths may tell,
And praise Thee evermore.
Amen. Tune Title: FOREST GREEN
Behold a Sower! from afar
Come, my soul, thou must be waking
Author: Rev. Henry J. Buckoll; F. R. L. von Canitz Hymnal: The Hymnal #487 (1950) Meter: 8.4.7.8.4.7 Topics: Special Seasons and Services Schools and Colleges Lyrics: 1 Come, my soul, thou must be waking;
Now is breaking
O'er the earth another day:
Come to Him who made this splendor;
See thou render
All thy feeble powers can pay.
2 Thou, too, hail the light returning;
Ready burning
Be the incense of thy powers;
For the night is safely ended,
God hath tended
With His care thy helpless hours.
3 Pray that He may prosper ever
Each endeavor,
When thine aim is good and true;
But that He may ever thwart thee,
And convert thee,
When thou evil wouldst pursue.
4 Only God's free gifts abuse not,
Light refuse not,
But His Spirit's voice obey;
Thou with Him shalt dwell, beholding
Light enfolding
All things in unclouded day.
Amen. Tune Title: COLUMBIA COLLEGE
Come, my soul, thou must be waking
Be strong!
Author: Rev. Maltbie D. Babcock Hymnal: The Hymnal #488 (1950) Meter: 2.10.10.10 Topics: Special Seasons and Services Schools and Colleges Lyrics: 1 Be strong!
We are not here to play, to dream, to drift;
We have hard work to do and loads to lift;
Shun not the struggle, face it, ’tis God’s gift.
2 Be strong!
Say not the days are evil— who’s to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce— O shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God’s Name.
3 Be strong!
It matters not how deep intrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day, how long;
Faint not, fight on! Tomorrow comes the song.
Amen. Tune Title: SONG 24
Be strong!
Father of men, in whom are one
Author: Henry Cary Shuttleworth (1850-1900) Hymnal: The Hymnal #489 (1950) Meter: 8.8.8 Topics: Special Seasons and Services Schools and Colleges Lyrics: 1 Father of men, in whom are one
All humankind beneath Thy sun,
Stablish our work in Thee begun.
2 Man lives not for himself alone,
In others’ good he finds his own;
Life’s worth in fellowship is known.
3 We, friends and comrades on life’s way,
Gather within these walls to pray:
Bless Thou our fellowship today.
4 O Christ, our Elder Brother, who
By serving man God’s will didst do,
Help us to serve our brethren, too.
5 In all our work, in all our play,
Be with us, Lord, our Friend, our Stay;
Lead onward to the perfect day.
6 Then may we know, earth’s lesson o’er,
With comrades missed or gone before,
Heaven’s fellowship for evermore.
Amen. Tune Title: ST. LO
Father of men, in whom are one
O thou whose feet have climbed life's hill
Author: Rev. Louis F. Benson Hymnal: The Hymnal #490 (1950) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Special Seasons and Services Schools and Colleges Lyrics: 1 O Thou whose feet have climbed life's hill,
And trod the path of youth,
Our Saviour and our Brother still,
Now lead us into truth.
2 The call is Thine: be Thou the Way,
And give us men, to guide;
Let wisdom broaden with the day,
Let human faith abide.
3 Who learn of Thee the truth shall find,
Who follow, gain the goal;
With reverence crown the earnest mind,
And speak within the soul.
4 Awake the purpose high which strives,
And, falling, stands again;
Confirm the will of eager lives
To quit themselves like men:
5 Thy life the bond of fellowship,
Thy love the law that rules,
Thy Name, proclaimed by every lip,
The Master of our schools.
Amen. Tune Title: ST. MAGNUS
O thou whose feet have climbed life's hill
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